I got a DVD player day 1. Was big into movies back then and used to always be the only person I knew that got widescreen versions of VHS movies. I went to this store called incredible universe in Dallas when they were being taken over by Fry's. They were giving away DVD players for cheap(this was before they officially came out). Dude gave me a tip though and asked if I was big on computers. I was like yeah, so he showed me system that came with a DVD drive and an MPEG2 card that handled the audio and video out. Sold for $200. When DVD players came out a few months later, they were way more expensive. I was loving this because I had a 20" CRT monitor and was able to see the DVDs at full resolution. We set up a damn mini theater in our dorm. Had that early dolby digital receiver. We had all kinds of girls were wanting to come and see movies. Couldn't even rent any damn DVDs then, lol. Had to buy every movie.